Information about #BAAE50 color

#BAAE50 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAAE50 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 174, 80) — 72.9% red, 68.2% green, 31.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 42 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored golden yellow, #BAAE50 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sundance (#C4AA4D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151) and Olive Green (#B5B35C).

In RGB terms — rgb(186, 174, 80) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #BAAE50 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BAAE50 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BAAE50 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAAE50

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAAE50
  • RGB186, 174, 80
  • CMYK0, 5, 42, 27
  • CSSrgb(186, 174, 80)
  • HSL53°, 43%, 52%
  • HSL Precise53.208°, 43.443%, 52.157%
  • HSV53°, 57%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 57%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.682, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.682, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.682, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBAAE50
  • DECIMAL ID12234320
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01